the front side of Nadir Kraken
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Species Specialist
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Ashnod's Altar
the back of a classic MtG card

Color Identity: U, B

Initial Card State

  1.  All permanents on the battlefield.

Notable Prerequisites

  1. You control at least one Tentacle.
  2. "Tentacle" chosen with Species Specialist.

Steps

  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing a Tentacle, adding one colorless manaone colorless mana.
  2. The Tentacle dies, triggering Species Specialist, causing you to draw a card.
  3. Nadir Kraken triggers, causing you to pay one generic mana to put a +1/+1 counter on it and create a 1/1 Tentacle creature token.
  4. Repeat.

Results

  1. Infinite card draw.
  2. Infinite draw triggers.
  3. Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature.
  4. Near-infinite colorless mana.
  5. Near-infinite death triggers.
  6. Near-infinite creature ETB.
  7. Near-infinite creature LTB.
  8. Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers.

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